Thursday, April 18, 2013

Experts Adopt Two Resolutions about Pulsed Radiofrequency Radiation

An international scientific conference was held in Potenza
Picena, Italy on April 20, 2013.The
meeting was organized by the International Commission on Electromagnetic Safety
(http://www.icems.eu). At the conclusion of the meeting, the twelve experts adopted two
resolutions based upon the precautionary principle.

The scientists presented research which found that
microwave radiation harms humans and other species.

RF can cause structural changes in enzymes in nanoseconds,
while pulsed RF emitted by radar occurs every milliseconds which suggests that
for every pulsing event several enzymatic changes occur;

the pulsed signals can induce significant modifications in
DNA regulation due to methylation of the genome;

the scientific literature concludes that biological/health
effects can occur at low intensity exposure, and chronic exposure can make a
living organism more susceptible to EMF effects;

ICEMS monograph (Eur. J. Oncol., 2010) concludes there are
nonthermal mechanisms of action of EMF (including RF) on living matter;

experiments on cells cultured in residential areas of
Potenza Picena showed that radar activates apoptosis for short exposures;

preliminary results from animal experiments show that RF is a
co-carcinogenic agent;

RF induces oxidative stress in tissues and living organisms;

epidemiologic studies find significant health risks for
people exposed to pulsed RF; more research is needed especially regarding
pulsed RF;

and the scientific literature suggests that the
precautionary principle should be applied to EMF internationally.

Thus, stricter safety standards for EMF need to be adopted
by governments and public health agencies because the existing standards are
obsolete and are not based on the recent literature about biological
effects.

According to the precautionary principle, sources of RF should
be reduced to be as low as possible because it is impossible at this time to establish a
safe limit under which no biological effects can be observed.

RF sources should be
kept far from residential areas. For pulsed RF sources, such as radar and Wi-Max
antennas, the distance from the source should be even greater because they
cause more biologic effects than non-pulsed signals.

Wi-Fi should not be
placed in schools and in public areas since it employs pulsed signals.

The precautionary principle suggests the need for special precaution
with younger people and with those susceptible to EMF effects, such as
those with Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, a condition found to be increasing in modern
societies that makes people sick from EMF exposure even at low intensity.